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The UAE’s Decree 11, 2024 marks a strategic shift, mandating large companies to rethink how they measure, manage, and disclose greenhouse gas emissions. Compliance is now mandatory for companies emitting over 0.5 million tonnes of CO2e across Scope 1 and 2 emissions. This is no longer a voluntary sustainability exercise—it’s a legal requirement directly tied to your operating license, access to capital, and competitive positioning.

For the C-suite, Decree 11 sends a clear message: carbon transparency is now a core business capability—not a side project for sustainability teams.

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Decree 11 applies to companies with Scope 1 and 2 emissions exceeding 0.5 million tonnes CO2e annually—including large industrial players, real estate developers, logistics operators, and holding companies. These companies must:

• Accurately measure and report Scope 1 (direct emissions) and Scope 2 (indirect emissions from purchased energy).
• Disclose Scope 3 emissions if deemed material to the business (which is the case for companies with complex supply chains or product lifecycles).
• Align reporting to global standards such as the GHG Protocol, ensuring auditability and traceability.
• Submit annual carbon reports to UAE regulators, showing clear, year-on-year reduction progress.

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Decree 11 doesn’t just require reporting—it embeds carbon transparency into critical business processes, from financing to procurement. This changes how companies:

• Compete for government tenders, where clear, credible carbon data will increasingly be required.
• Access financing, as banks and investors factor carbon performance into credit risk and lending terms.
• Retain large customers, who are now screening their suppliers’ emissions performance—particularly in sectors like construction, energy, and manufacturing.

In short: emissions performance is now both a financial and reputational metric.

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On the surface, measuring Scope 1 and 2 emissions may sound straightforward. But for large, diversified businesses operating across multiple subsidiaries, facilities, and jurisdictions, the reality is far more complex. Carbon data often lives in siloed systems, different formats, and lacks group-level consolidation.

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Our multi-AI agent platform automates data collection across: Your operational sites, Your energy suppliers and Your asset management systems. All data is consolidated into a single, audit-ready dataset, aligned with Decree 11 requirements. CarbonSifr also comes pre-loaded with local UAE and GCC emissions factors, so your calculations reflect regional realities—not just global averages.

The result:

• Accurate, defensible Scope 1 and 2 reporting—fully compliant with Decree 11.
• Automated audit trails, ready for regulator or investor scrutiny.
• Full carbon visibility at the executive level, allowing leadership to link emissions performance directly to operational and procurement decisions.

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Decree 11 isn’t just about compliance—it’s about resilience and competitiveness in a region that’s rapidly transitioning to a low-carbon economy. Companies that embed carbon intelligence into their core decision-making will do more than future-proof their operations—they’ll gain a competitive edge in procurement, financing, and corporate partnerships.

With CarbonSifr, large UAE companies can transform carbon compliance into a strategic asset—delivering the data regulators demand, the transparency investors expect, and the actionable insights leadership needs to drive smarter decisions.

See how CarbonSifr supports Decree 11 compliance for large enterprises in the UAE, Book a demo today to see how we can start measuring tomorrow!

PS: While Decree 11 focuses on Scope 1 and 2 today, global trends suggest Scope 3 reporting may soon follow. With CarbonSifr, you’re not just compliant for today — you’re building the infrastructure to measure and manage your full carbon footprint when regulations evolve.